The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COBDURCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWKLYE O'CLOCK. The subscription list of the Warrant Banking Company will close on Monday next. The Frontino and Bolivia South American Gold Mining Company's prospectus has been issued, With a proposed capital LlOO,OOO, in 50,000 shares of £2 each. Deposit 55., and .ss. on the allotment. From a carefal calculation the directors estimate that it will not be necessary to call up more than 20s. per share. This company has been formed for the purchase and working of those celebrated mines which are situate in the Province of An ticquia, New Grenada. The "Frontino" is said on reliable authority to contain several lodes of ore, only one of which has hitherto been worked. This Property also includes a large extent of pasture. land, with the necessary buildings, cattle, &c., requisite for active operation, in addition to an in exhaustible supply of iron pyrites rich in gold. Samples essayed by Messrs, Johnson and Co. are said to yield (No. 1), to the ton of ore, 463 oz, 16 dwts. 22 gra. of gold. The estates are freehold, and com prise nearly 5,000 acres abounding in timber. Ope rations can be commenced immediately on the com pletion of the purcha3e. The directors call parti cular attention to the satisfactory reports which have been furnished by Capt. Wm. Goyen, whose services to the St. John del Rey Company were so eminently successful, and so often born testi mony to by the directors of that company. The management of the Frontino and Bolivia mines has been entrusted to Captain Goyen, and the di rectors have every confidence in a satisfactory commercial result from the operations of their company, and they announce that the preliminary changes will be made previous to allotment. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 661 r. ex coupon. The general condition of the market for the English Funds is favourable so far as regards the steadiness of prices, but there is very little business, and a degree or dulness is consequently apparent. The recent arrivals of gold and silver, the moderate export demand for both metals, the abundance of money, and the expectation of lower rates of dis count, have all assisted in imparting firmness to values, and additional ze;ief has been afforded by the general character of the advises from the Con tinent, which have induced a more hopeful feeling. Consols are 91; 1 for money, and 911 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; Exchequer Bill e , par to ss. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 104 i 1 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104, 106; and ditto Debentures, 97k. There has not been much activity in the Foreign Market, bat the tendency of values has continued favourable. The highest range of prices has not been fully maintained. Mexican have been 441, 1, which is a rise of about 7 per cent.; Greek are 7 1 , 1 - h igher at 241 ; and the C oupons are 111 ; Panish Passive are 362- a rise of 1 ; and Turkish Consolides are 1 better at 63' ; Venezuelan are after having been 6011 61. The Confederate Loan is about 48 49. Brazilian 41 per Cents., 1852-60, have rea li sed 871 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents., 100 1; New Granada, 141 1; Portuguese 3 per Ce its., 481 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1822, 90 ; do. 18541862, 89 1, ; Sardinian, 84; T ur ki s h 6 per C ents., , 931 . 1862, 701, 1; and do. 1863, 67-1. Businessdo in the Railway Sha r e . Market to-day has been rather more animated, and prices have exhibited an upward tendency. Metropolitan have improved £1; London, Chatham, and Dover, 155.; North Western,los.; and South Western and North Eastern (Berwick), ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, and show no material alteration as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in fair ?Equeet. Imperial Ottoman have improved to 191-; Ottoman Bank to 491 ; Hindostan, China, and In Japan, to 314 ; London Financial shares are dealt at 26 A ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 187,- ; and Ship Company and Oriental Steam at 801; Queensland Company shares are quoted 1 to 1 prem. ; Rove r Thames Iron and Shipbuilding Company, to 31 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 21- to 21 prem. ; Im- P, e ral Financi a l, 41 to 5 prem.; N at i oual Provincial alar ine, 1 to 11 prem . ; C entral Argentine Rail way, 11, to 11, prem.; London and Li verpoo l H ote l , 1 1 to 14 prem.; and South-Eastern Banking Com. p an g dis. to 4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 Per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 9 89 1 1 3 per Cent. Reduced' i .New 3 Per Ce nt B9j a dew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.. . — - " julti es, 30 yrs, expire i9th Jan., 1880.. _ Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 5 dis par Ditto Ditto . E5OO .. 5 dis per Bank £lOO and £2OO England Stk, 41 per Ct" last hf.-yr 240 INDILN. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. In,lia Stock, 10} per Cent April 1874. •• • Ditto.) Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872. lO4 6 Ditto 5- per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 98i D itto Bonds £l,OOO — dis die Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Brazili an 5 1tto 1859 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto cti per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent I )itto Account — Cuba, 6 por Cent. Lhilian 6 Der Cent Ditto 4} pei Cent Colombi an 6 Scrip £BO pcl" . Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOOl Ditto, Second Issue .. --- Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ea-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons lli Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Dalian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. .. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm Peruvian 4/ per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 DittG Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 48f Ditto Account4Bl i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9O Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 B9f Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Account .. Sardinian 5 per Cent .. B4 Ditto Account 3 panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Massive .......... Ditto Account...... ipanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Aitto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. • DDitto 6 per Cent. 1862 itto Account .................. 70i Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per C en t, 1863 D itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent...... renezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per C ent., 1 862 .. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lend (nstrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. ielgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f 99a ) utch 21 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates talin, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — bat° Account .. "eruriau Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct.Ex 4s. % onsols 'M TWO O'CLOCK. oney Di tto April Account ........... „., 913- 91 11-16 13.16 stock 4 te‹,k stook 100 dook stock 20i 201 100 stock stock stock 20 stook .1 tOC k stock rock SUAIU 'his day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOM, Hallways. paid.' Closing Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. al, !Blythe and Tyne. Host.,Sleat.,anciMid.Co , (Bristol and Exeter 1 10 Caledonian lO Core and Bandon a] Cornwall al 8 8j [i I Si 9 0 83 E 5 0 121 122 II - - 11 6 7 ill - - ;Do A A gets no di Do. B v 1) a till 6p c.p an.hasi 1 a been paid to B.; ) ,Dublin & Belfast June.! a] !Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.; al Edinburgh & Glasgow.' 10 GIASg. and S. Western) 10 , IGreatEastern, Ord. stk; 10 Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st 101 ,GreatNorthof Scotland 10( ;Great Northern.. , BY ; Do A stock 1 10! Do B do llO ;Gt. S. and W. of Ireland! 10! Great Western ; 101 Do Str Val gua. stock 10 Lancashire & Yorkshire.; 10 London and Blackwallj 1 ( Lon., Bright.,& S. C oas t; Lon., Chat., and Doverl Lon. & North Western, iLon. & So%th Western Ulan., Shef., & Lincoln. 1 •Maryport and Carlisle. a. Do j shares al Metropolitan al Midland i lOl Do New Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. (it. W. of lrelana al Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British lf din., Perth, & Dundee 10 !Nth. Eastern—Berwic, 10 Do, G.N.E. purchast 16; Do Leeds 1( Do York Do Carlisle ll (North London , I.' I 36 38 I 1 6 17 0 92 94 0 106 109 I 46 i 7 6 7i li!'i 126} 10 124 128} 10 130 132 10 9 3 9 5 10 66 C6l - - I 1091 109 i 68 70 10t 103 jeo 41 42 100 j 107 107,1 30 1)0 100 DO 11 51 5 2 . 11 - - 11 1091 16 91 pp )274 1281 i 96 96 52 64 24 26 O 1 tool Nog 3. , 1 u D 55i 6c D E7l 88} Do New 'North Staffordshire ;N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoci, j 10 co 125 128 5 1 2 p 111 77,1 78} 111 11/ DO 121 126 DO 4, 44 DO 88 100 11 Do Soot. Mid. stock lk Shrews. and Welchpoo a, ;Shropshire Union lO ;South Devon lO (South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 101 Staines, Wok.,andWok al Stockton & Darlington al Do 1: Do New, 188 t. 1( Taff Va1e.......„ lin Do B Do C Ulster 10 53 64 10 34 36 10 90 90 98 101 11 Sa 9a 11 137 38 91 10 t , .0 I 7 8 p Ki 103 166 8 5 7 3 3 it p - 20 - --p Do 56 Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim lOO Waterford A; Kilkenny 100 West Cornwall lOO W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO West Midland -Oxford 100 Do Newport' 100 Do Hereford! 100 9t 91 22 24 BRITISH POSSE. Railways Ps ulantie &St Lawrenek al Born., Baroda&.Cent In I , Gu. 5 per omit.. Do. New ... I Do. E Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron al Do. Preference ...... al Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl , , o , o p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187< Do. do. July 1, 187:- 10 )o. do. J 111 1 ,2 1, 16:1 (C iileutta.it S. Eas tn. (Li n 10 Cape Town a Dock Bail 10 Eab3tn. Bengal gu. 6p. 10 East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 10 Do. do. (1 Ext..... 1 ___..... Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada tvi Do. Ist PrA. Bonds.. al Do. co. deferred...... al Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., al. Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... al. Do. do. deferred.— al Do. 4th I'ref. stook... al Do. do. deferred...... at G t.lndiarenfu.gua.sp.e ioi Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per‘oent. IC Gt.W. of Canada Share, al Do. New Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt al Do. p. c. do. '77-8 al Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. 101 Do. If p. o. Extension 101 Dc.4A do Do. Fifth Extension 9ielb.Cor Rp. o. Buds 101 Helb. & Hobson's Bay. al' Do. 7p. Mortg. Eds al Newßruvnriok dG Candy Class A and B ah N. itl.C'das pa Ist 1 bds 1( Soinde .......... (11 Do. Delhi d 11 Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ , f t /2' , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) ;STUNS. Closing 'M. Price. .11 58 (0 1 ,, k 1031 101, 8p 1 p 1 71 571 p 1 51 p 11 71 81 101 03 103 105 16 104 1064 IC4f 105 [5 P [5 _t PI lj 20 II 73 75 11 58 62 11 65 67 II 51 b 3 ll 49 51 [1 40 t 2 [1 26 IS [1 22 e 5 10 1034 104. .2 IC3 H 9i [8 11 11 92 11 85 2 f_ )ii3 ru4 )0 197 98 10 1,2 94 II 55 58 Li 1 - - it 3 5 [OO 82 L 4 [OO 1034 1044 100 103 104 2 ip all 103 104 00 , 0() 198 10) MEN 'l' SEC U I 101 103 )0 160 IL 2 )0 99 101 It' 90 az 10 89 91 10 106 108 )0 'llO )0 110 10 ill 0 106 10 1 1 .8 110 10 101 103 )0 99 100 )0 99 10 )0 99 IGO 10 108 110 104 106 lOD 111 110} 11141 INES. N Ad 13.14. , P.M4 luv 4; , SOLO.NIAL GOVERD t p.e.J ,fiJ al! IS7:-81 . Do. 6p. c. Feb. lc Aug 10 , i Do. dp. c. Mar. Sept. 101 Do. Ep. o. Jan.,Uuly, 10' Do. 5 Inscribed stock 101 Cape G. Hope. 6 p 0,1873 10' Do.Ap Oct 1880 10 Do. 189(• 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10 Mauritius 6 per cent lOl Natal Gov. 6 per cent 1J N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&Jul) 10 1 Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 10 'N. S. W. G ov. 5p 1,18,, 10 , Do. sp. c.,lBti toti. 101 Do. do ;888 ckupwdf. 10 New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c 1 sterling, 1875 lO 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 10' S. Aus GOp.c.lB7B.di up 1 I Vlc.Gov. Sp.°. JaarJuly 1 Do. to 'ln.°. AnAtOot.. 1 BRITISH z ,k.;ambrian Consol. Gold ',Mord Amalgamated.. ()even G. Con.. (Tavist. 'East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon 14_;ast Care Brea... 3. - W'l Russel (Tavistk. 8.4 - ;Gam..tSt.Autiyn(Gwen jG rent South G. Wheal Vor flleistoii 'Grenville • I I ercd's-Foot B. iling,aton Downs 4. Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelaci ti, Clarke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 2, New Setun ll • North Downs Baseet(lllo.;an 3.' North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze),, ;Providence(UnyLelnt.) 10. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1, S. Carn Brea (Illogan) - JS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 'Stray Park 30.1 I famar Silv.& Lead Mi n — fin Croit g West Basset (Illogan) 1W Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 West Setozs I Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5 1 'Wheal Bulleratedruth) 11 Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant) 2.0 Wheal Ludeott Wheal MaryAnni s Men ) 8 Wheal &ton st Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 Wheal Union 3.17 - 3 - , a i 670 680 10 . 65 70 291 301 4.0 7 71 9.0 41 41 S i 10 11 17n 4 41 10 39 11 16. t 61 71 1'.2 65 37 'B.O 4 41 frk 17 19 3.0 81 7 ;,t 1 ! I .91 83 95 tf 11 2 1.0 2 24 9 I 4{ 51 .6.7 44 46 440 160 1R.9 155 s 60 17.6 26 !,8 9 )9j20 11 12 i 21 23 185 195 87i 924 0 31 37 I 13i 14i Si 175 185 2 2 1 2 2 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western, South Wales, gua. 5 per cent., 88 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS Mid Rent (Cray Line). 8 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Great Luxembourg, hof Sambre and Meuse, 8 t ban Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (all), 21} South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 FOIMIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Um., 105 Cobre Copper, 331 United Mexican (lim;, Yudananiutana of S. Australia, Um., 31 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (iim.), 49 Ditto, new, 34 Anglo Austrian, 51 Bank of Egypt, 265 75 Bank of Queensland (1(m), 151 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 31 City, 116 Hindustan, China, and Japan (iim.), 3 Imperial Ottoman, 19 } London and County, 53 1 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., lira., 105 London Joint Stock, 40 5 London and South American, Urn., 81 London and Westminster, bO5 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 4ii Oriental Bank Corporation, 62 Provincial of Ireland. 915 511SCELLANE0173. Bombay Gas, limited, 51 f Commercial Union ,Insurance), 85 Contract Corporation. inn., u Discount Corporatiou, limited , iO5 East India Irrigation and Canal, 35 Egyptian Conmufrcial and Trading, lira., 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 85 8 Hudson's Bay, in • International Financial Society, Ilf 5 Land Securities, lim., 44 1 London Financial Association, lira., 265 5 6 London General Qmnibus Company, 21 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 21 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 805 Rhymney Iron, 29 Trust and Agency Astralasia, lira., 15 1 Universal Marine (Insurance), lira., 41 to Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 1007 per ounce for standard gold, it appe.trs that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices fromflaniburg the price of gold is 423 i per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.91 per £1 sterling. standard goid at the English Mipt price is, therefore, rather more than 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. The course of excham,re at New York for bills on London at 6 0 days' sight is 172} to 173 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 57! per cent. At these .rates there is scarcely all'Protit on the importation of gold from the "Jutted States, 1281 130 6 0 6 1091 103 i 424 107 i a 8, 984 110 4 10; 124 8 53i I 25 1001 f 9 0 1 i Bonin ese don, 10i f 32 104 1c 10if; 94 87 .IP tl'l'l /,',. 559 63 414 71 S UN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1864: LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE - COTTLE. This bankrupt was described as a cheesemonger, &c., of the Grange-road, Bermondsey, and this was an examina tion meeting. He was opposed on the ground that, on the 19th and 24th December, he had obtained goods to the amount of £63 of Mr. Waller, of Warwick-lane, and he immediately after became bankrupt, owing £750, without any assets. Mr. Reed, for the bankrupt, elicited that he had called a meeting of his creditors; three-fourths in number and value agreed to accept a composition of Is 6d in the pound, but two or three refusing to join, bankrupt was obliged to come to this court. Bankrupt stated that he had lost on the Christmas stock, but paid Mr. Waller £l4 13s 6d on the 22d December. His Honour suspended the order of discharge for six months. RE HOLLOWAY HART AND HART. These bankrupts were merchants of King's square, and this wag a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. Belle, for the assignees, did not oppose. The failure was attributed to the defalcations of Mr. Hart, jun., who absconded in December last with a large portion of partner ship funds. Their defalcations extended over a period of seven years, and had it not been for that fact the firm would have been perfectly solvent; no blame therefore could attach to Mr. Holloway or Mr. Hart, senior. His Honour said that no blame attached to those gentle men, end granted the order of discharge. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE G. W WESTROP. This bankrupt was described as of the Marine Barracks, Cape Town, ensign in her Majesty's service. This was an examination meeting. Debts, £127; assets, nil. The bankrupt had received £450 for his commission, but had expended it. He was opposed by Mr. Joshua 23. Joseph, at whose suit the bankrupt had been in prison for 7 weeks. His Honour passed the examination and granted the order of discharge. RR S HAW. This bankrupt was described as of Long Buckley, Northampton, farmer, and this was a meeting for last examination. The meeting was adjourned, as the accounts had not been filed. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brother and Haylea shows debts to creditors, £4,396; to ditto holding security £6Ol ; property in the hands of cre. ditors, £3OO, property given up ; £420; goad debts, £l,OOO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THREATENING TO MURDER.—FeIix Jouvenal, described as a merchant, of 4, Bateinan'a-buildings, S iho, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Trower, one of the war rant officers, charged on a w.rrant with threatening to kill Mr. Philip Rod, merchant, of Lisle•street, Soho. Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Albert interpreted. Mr. Lewis having opened the case, called Louise Calve; servant at a French dining-room, 60, Wardour.atreet, said that on Monday evening the prisoner asked her to go into the dining-room and tell Mr. R id that he wanted to speak to him, at the same time saying that if Mr. Rod asked who it was to say Mr. Lorel. She told Mr, Rod, who immed ately want into the yard, where the prisoner was, when the prisoner flew at him and seized him by the throat. She then ran to tell her mistress. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said that Mr. Rod had not spoken to the prisoner before he was attacked. Mr. Rod, of 22, Lisle-street, said that in consequence of a message brought to him by the last witness on Monday evening he went into the yard, when the prisoner seized him by the throat, and seeing the prisoner had a sword-stick in his hand he ran away and sought refuge in a cellar. He afterwards went into the dining •room, where there were about 20 gentlemen, and the prisoner came there and said, " Gentlemen, I have come to inform you that Mr, Rod is the greatest thief in the universe, and before to-morrow I will kill you." After staying in the house till 12 o'clock he (Mr. Rod) was enabled to leave, but he west in fear owing the prisoner's violent threats. Prisoner said he had been in partnership with Mr. Rod, that he had not been well treated, and that in the heat of the 'moment he did not know what he said. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find one bail for a month. UNPROVOKED AND WANTON ASSAULT.—Wm. Jackson, a baker, was charged with the following unprovoked assault on Mr. C. Carter, brass founder and gas fitter, 11, Grove place, Session-grove. Mr. Carter said that he went into the White Bear Tavern, Piccadilly, yesterday evening to wait for a customer, and to have a glass of ale. The prisoner was having an altercation with two persons, and to avoid him and to have his ale undisturbed he moved his glass away from the place where the barman had put it. NJ sooner had he done so than the , prisoner,without the slightest provocation, aft uck him across the eye a violent blow with a thick heavy stick. He bled a great deal, mal called " Police," and on the prisoner run ning away pursued him and brought him back to the house, and then gave him into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Carter said he feared the sight of the eye would be injured, B=4 was the violence of the blow. The stick, a formidable weapon, was shown to the magis trate, Prisoner said that two persons had annoyed him, and he was sorry for what he had done. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had heard a great many wanton assaults, but none more wanton than the one the prisoner was charged with. He should fine the prisoner 40s. or a month, and would use his utmost endeavours to put a stop to such violent and unprovoked assaults. CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—Mir. D. S. Willard, of the Green Dragon publichouse, Greek-street, Soho, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the com plaint of Inspector Draper, of the C Division, of permitting gaming in his house. Inspector Draper proved visiting the defendant's house in company with Dawson, 301 A, and in a room on the first floor, seeing eight men playing at cards, four at each table. The men at one table said they were only playing for a drop of drink. On the other table there was some money, and one of the men handing some to another man, said " Here's your 4d." On speaking to the defendant about the card playing, he said "Oh, yes, they occasionally play at cards of an evening for a drop of drink," The defendant said the were only playing for beer. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. and costs, and said the fine would be much heavier if he offended again. THAMES. EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.—Thomas Macarthy, aged 48, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a quantity of canvas, valued at £l2O, the property of Mr. Duke, of Lower Smithfield. The prisoner is well known to the police. This case has baffled their vigilance for three months, owing to the con• duct of certain parties who have compromised a felony. It was known to the police that the prisoner had sold the canvas to Mr. Peter Tatham, of No• 92, Leman-street, Whitechapel, opposite the station house of the division. Yesterday the prisonor was apprehended by Porter William. Dunaway, a policeman of the H division, and one of the most valuable detectives in the force. Dunaway had been long on his track, and he said he should have conclusive evidence against the prisoner. Tattan was called, and proved the purchase of the stolen canvas of the prisoner on the 10th of December. All the canvas had been since restored to the prosecutor with the exception of one butt. The witness underwent a long cross-examination by the prisoner, who commenced every question with the words by virtue of your oath. The prisoner attempted to show that Tattan knew the property was stolen when he purchased it within a few hours after the burglary. Tattan denied that he know the canvas was stolen. He did not tell the prisoner to leave the canvas at his warehouse in Christian-street, Spitalfields, at seven in the morning. He paid for the can vas in two cheques—one for £3O, the other for £46 15s. The £3O cheque was cashed, not the other. He did not know the canvas was stolen for fourteen or fifteen days, and not until Mr. Duke called upon him. He submitted to the whole loss to save his credit. He began business with a shilling. The witness was then questioned about money payments to the prisoners wife. He thought, as he had only began business five years ago with a shilling, he had better lose £BO than his credit. Mr. Paget thought it right to tell the prisoner the quee time he had put would go far to commit him. The prisoner, in spite of this intimation, put leading questions to the witness, and repeatedly said, "By virtue of your oath, did you not know the canvas was stolen when you bought it of me ?" Tattin said he did not, although printed lists wero posted opposite his houss announcing the burglary, and giving a description of the property. G2orge Macdonald, waggoner to Mr. Richard Duke, said his master's premises were broken into and the canvas stolen on the night of the 9th December, or early on the morning of the following day. Dunaway asked for a remand. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week. DEATH OF A COLONIAL JOURNALIST.—Mr. Charles John Fairfax, one of the proprietors of the Sydney Morning Herald, died at Sydney, on the 28th of December last, from the effects of a fall from a horse. He was the eldest son of Mr. John Fairfax, the principal pro prietor of the above journal, and had but recently returned from a prolonged tour in Europe and America. On the day of the funeral every mark of respect was paid to the memory of the deoeased. The more respectable shops in the city were closed, the ships in the port hoisted their flags half-mast high, while the Chief Justice, many members of the Australian Parliament, ministers of diffe rent religious denominations, journalists, and others, at tended the funeral. Mr. Fairfax was, at the time of his death, close on 35 years of age. THE HON. MR. LAWLEY , late correspondent of the TOMS in the Confederate States, is reported to be con stantly passing between London and Paris. This circum stance has, to some extent, occasioned the rumour of con templated French intervention in America. CITY SE :ssiox, Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the members of this Commission met at Guildhall for the despatch o public business. Henry de Jersey, Dq., Deputy o: the Ward of Aldersgate, occupied the chair. PROPOSED RAILWAYS IN THE CITY. 4. The Metropolitan (additional powers). This did not appear to affect the City. 5. The Metropolitan District Railways, Inner Circuit, Nos. 32, 33, 34, Junctions 7,8, 9, by which it is proposed to continue an underground railway from the Thames Embankment at Blackfriars along the line of the intended new street to Cannon-street, thence on the south side of that street to King Wil liam-street ; north of the Monument, and south of Eastcheap, by Tower-street, to the north side of Allhallows, Barking- churchyard, to Trinity-square, to join the North London Railway. 6. The Metropolitan Railway (Trinity-square Extension), to continue the Metropolitan line from Finsbury-circus to Trinity-square. 7. The Metropolitan Grand Union (portion north of Thames-street) is projected with a similar object. 8. The East London is also designed with a like object, to run by London-wall, Hounsditcb, &c., and to be brought into connection with the Thames Tunnel. 9. The Great Eistern (Metropolitan Station and Railways), by which it is proposed to bring the Great Eastern Railway station into Wormwood- street, The committee recommended the Court to peti tion Parliament against each of the said bills affect ing the City, and they had accordingly instructed the City Remembrancer to prepare petitions to be laid before the Court for signature, and it was their intention to seek a conference with the special com mittee of the Court of Common Council on railways in the City, to endeavour to arrange for a joint op position to the bills, or of such of them as might be found necessary or expedient to oppose in committee, and they asked the Court to refer the same back to them for that purpose, that they might take such steps therein as they might be advised. The committee further reported in reference to the bill promoted by the Charing-cross Railway Company to extend the station at Dowgate-hill and Cannon.street. They stated they were in negotia tion with the promoters to effect an amicable ar rangement; but they thought it expedient to peti ticn against the bill, in order to give the Court a locus standi if needful. The report was agreed to, and the several petitions were then laid before the Court by the City Remem brancer (Mr. Corrie), and were at once signed. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Dr. LETHEBY presented the following report on the sanatory condition of the City : "To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the city of London. " Gentlemen,—The inspectors' returns, which are before you, relate to 184 houses that have been in spected during the week, and I submit a list of 32 places for sanatory improvement. "The markets and slaughter houses have been duly inspected, and the officers have condemned 3,858i1a5. of meat as unfit for human food. It con sisted of 13 sheep, 13 Figs, 25 quarters of beef, and 24 joints of meat. Nearly all of it was in a diseased condition. " I place before you a letter which I have received from the meat inspector of Leeds informing me that it is a common practice with certain persona in that town to send diseased meat dressed as human food to the City markets, and that in consequence of the vigilance of the meat inspector at Leeds the prac tice of sending the meat to London is largely in creasing. I may mention, however, that although the salesmen of London are accustomed to give your inspectors great assistance in the condemnation of such meat, yet there are many instances of refusal by the salesmen to give up the names of the senders. We have, therefore, no opportunity in such cases of bringing the guilty parties to justice. " I also place b e f ore you a letter which I hare received from Mr. Thomp son, a veterinary surgeon of London, informi ng me that horses affected with the infectious di sease, glanders, are frequently driven through th e streets of the City in. such a manner as to be dangerous to cattle, and even to man " The mortality for the week is greatly below the average for the season —only 48 deaths have been registered in the week, w h ereas the averagenum ber for the corr es p onding week of the last eight years is 61. At t h e close of last month the mor tality returns adv anced to 82 in the week, and from that time they have been gradually declining. The chief causes of death daring the week are as follow —Phthisis 8, mesenteric disease 2, pneumonia 4, bronchitis 6, Whooping cough and diptheria 2 making together 10 d eaths from tubercular diseases, 10 from infl Pr a.Lammatory eetions of the lungs, and 2 from diseases of a zycnotic character. " Seventy-five bi r th s were registered during the I , I remain , gentlemen, your 45 girls. week—namely, 30 b oys your obedient servant, (Signed) " HY. LETHEBY." Some discussion to o k place, in which attention was called to the Cattl e Diseases Prevention Bill now before Parliament , which Dr. Letheby said was at present under the consideration of the Mar kets Committee of the C orporation. He expressed his opinion that the bill was a very proper one, bat he considered that th e foot and month disease among cattle, being of so serious a nature, should be included within the provisions of that bill. It was ultimately decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Markets Committee; and Dr. Letheby expressed his willingness to attend that tewhen th e su bj ect was broughttheir consideration. onsideration. commite under i f necessary SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE CITY. Dr. LETUEBY reported that the illuminating power of the gas supplied to the city during the past week had in cacti case been above the require ments of the Act of Pachament ; but the propor tion of sulphur present in the Chartered and Great Central Gas was above the quantity sanctioned by Parliament. 'The Commissioners, after transacting some row Lne business, adjourned. Englishman, y is THE YANKEE CONSTIITUTION.--There is an un is mistakeable influence of climate on the European race settled for some generations in America, The Ame• rican, compared with gi t a h i e an E: ta le li a , n s , le t n h d ou er g , h an h d e The Virginian— exceptgrows fat the r l f y te e r st lo v ng ir sojourn Europe lean; for, the effect of American c limate is mo re s t r iki ng in the cent ra l an d sou th ern than in the northern parts, and most so among the working classes in the plains near the sea. The New Englander, of the same stock as the Vir ginian, is shorter, and usually round-faced. The genuine Yankee is clearly distinguished from the Englishman by his sharp angular features and the excess of breadth between the angl es of his lower jaw, which makes the lower part of the face square instead of_ oval. Th e curly hair of the Europea n i s ap t t o become [weight and stiff in America, and to grow stiffer end thicker with each generation. The long neck which usually accompanies in caricatnres the long straight hair of the Yankee, indicates weaker develop ment of the glandular; system, blrt there is a great increase of nervous irritability. Some writers have attributed this to a predominance of dry west winds, others to the use of spirits. The voice of the true Yankee has less metal than than that of the European; his eyelids are said also to be shorter. It has been said, too, that the beef and mutton of the United States shows, by defect of flavour and nutrition, as compared with that of Europe, the less favourable in fluence of the anate upon animal life. In New South Wales the influence of climate toads to make the children of :Europeans tall and lean, whi:e at the Cape there is among European colonists a tendency to fat.—Dickens's " All the Year _Round." ..... TUE THIRD EDITION OF THE " SLANG DIE TTONARY," now in the preso, will contain, it is said, fully 3,000 more unauthorised words and colloquial expressions than the preceding edition. Mr. S. Daw read a report from the Improvement Committee, to whom had been referred for conside ration the various railway and other bills introduced into Parliament this session which affected the city of London. They stated that the following were the bills which it bad been proposed by the joint com mittee of the Houses of Lords and Commons should be proceeded with in the present session :- 1. The London and Blackwell Extension—the works proposed being to widen the existing railway on one side only, and to enlarge the station at Fen church-street, for which purpose arches will be thrown over the adjoining streets, and the station will be thrown up to M ar k - l ane. 2. The North London (additional powers), the proposition being to extend the station on the east side of Liverpool-street, taking in Broad-street buildings, Thompson's-court, &c. 3. The London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2), to continue the railway round to the north-western parts of Smithfield, to unite with the Metropolitan (Finsbury- circus Extension), underground through out. Flood on the Clyde. Early on Monday morning a spate took place on the Clyde, the greatest known for several years past, which resulted in four lives being lost, and several other persons being placed in a position of imminent peril. About half-past 4 o'clock in the morning the flood burst into the lower flat of a dwelling house situated in Rutherglen-road, and distant about 160 yards from the usual river bank. The house is two storeys in height, the lower flat being tenanted by two families—the one consisting of Charles Harkins, his wife, Helen Gallocher or Harkins ; his daughter Anne, 11 years of age ; his infant son Francis, nine months old ; his father in-law, Patrick Gallocher; and his brother-in law, Daniel Gallocher. The other family comprised Robert Morrison, a cartwright ; his wife, Elizabeth Turner or Morrison ; his son, Elijah Morrison, two years of age; his daughter, Elizabeth Morrison, two months old ; his father, Elijah Morrison ; his mother, Elizabeth Elder or Morrison; an 3 hie sister, Janet Morrison. When the flood reached the house the inmates were all in bed, and on the discovery being made a scene of the greatest excitement fol lowed. Charles Harkins managed to escape by the back part of the house, and five others were after wards rescued by the windows. The remaining number, however, were confined in the house for an hour, the water meanwhile having risen to a height of seven or eight feet, so that they could only obtain breathing space by mounting beds, drawers, &c. Their rescue was effected by making large holes in the floor of the upper flat, through which they were drawn into a position of safety. One of those who were thus brought out, Elizabeth Elder or Morri son, died in about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour afterwards, and in the case of the other three life was extinct before they could be rescued— namely, Elizabeth Morrison, two months old ; Helen Gallocher or Harkins, and her infant son, Francis. The flood appears to have caused considerable damage to property adjoining the banks of the Clyde above Glasgow. We have intelligence of the river overflow ing its banks as far up as Bothwell, the land under water in one case being described as resembling an immense lake, about a mile in length. Nearer Glasgow the flood has laid a considerable track o land under water.—Scotsman. DEATH FROM FIRE. An inquiry was held at the Compasses Tavern, Daiston, by Mr. H. Reifies Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Monday night, respecting the death by fire of Mrs. Esther Hackett, aged 27 years, a lady who had been recsntly married. Mr. Richard Hackett, No. CO, Hedger's-grove, Hackney-wick, said that the deceased was his wife. On the evening of Monday week the deceased met witness and his nephew at the Fenchnrch-street railway station. She then returned home by train to Hackney-wick. Witness and his nephew walked on to the house. When they reached the corner of Hedger's-grove they heard a cry of " Fire." They saw a great blaze of light through the windows of hie house. It was his wife that was in flames. Witness buret in the front door, ran upstairs, and took off his coat, and threw it around her. Be fore that time a Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, who lived in the house, had been trying to extinguish the fire, two blankets having been burned in the attempt to put it out. Deceased was then got downstairs, and a doctor that was passing was called in, and he ordered her instant removal to the German Hospital. Before her death, which occurred the next day, she stated that on her return home she had taken off her cloth cloak, bonnet, silk dress, cloth petti coat, and silk-quilted petticoat, and nearly all her clothes, with the exception of two very large crinolines. She turned aside for the purpose of settling her bonnet, and wasjat the same time in the act of taking off one of her crinolines, when it caught fire through coming in contact with the bars of the grate. She stood a minute frightened, and then ran from the room in which she was up the stairs to Mrs. Goddard. The de ceased wore two large crinolines twice before and had been twice on fire from them, but on those oc casions she had not been hurt. The Coroner said that the death of the deceased lady was the most dreadful ono that had come under his notice. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally burned to death while wearing crino• The Proposed Conference. The folPowing circular note has been addressed by M. Drouyn de L'Jlays, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the French diplomatic agents abroad : "Sir,—You will doubtless have learnt that the English Government has made at Vienna and at Berlin the proposal of a Conference, to be held immediately, to take into consi deration measures of a nature to re-establish peace between the two great Garman Powers and Denmark. Similar overtures have been made at Copenhagen. "The British Cabinet is of the opinion that the Conference might be held without an armistice. Should the Govern ments adhere to this proposal the Government of her Majesty would invite France, Russia, and Sweden, as also the Germanic Confederation, to appoint plenipotentiaries at once. " We have reason to believe that the Cabinets of Vienna and of Berlin are inclined to give their consent to the idea of such a Conference. We moreover believe that the Court of Austria continues to consider the Treaty of 1852 as the proper basis for deliberations. " The principle of the integrity of the Danish monarchy has been admitted in the identical transactions of the two German Courts, under data of the 31st January, and, ac cording to formal assurances made by the Austrian Cabinet, that principle remains under the safe keeping of Europe. The hostilities have not invalidated the stipulations which bind Austria and Prussia not only towards Denmark but towards other Powers. " Austria only claims her liberty of action in so much as concerns the transaction which took place in 1851.1852 between Geimany and Denmark relative to the position of the Duchies in the monarchy, and to the relations which previously existed between Holstein and Schleswig. 'We have no reason to suppose that the views of the Prussian Cabinet are different. but we have still to see how the pro posal of England will toe received by the Danish Govern ment and by the German Confederation. As far as we can judge, Denmark seems inclined to insist upon an armistice before agreeing to any negotiation, and it is to be feared that, in that country, the refusal to grant an armistice will be regarded as an intention on the part of the German Powers to achieve the destruction of the Danish army, to render the conditions of peace more severe. "On the other hand, the German Confederation has taken up a view which differs essentially from that of Austria and Prussia. The Diet was not a party to the Treaty of London, and denies its validity. It is at the pre sent moment actually considering a report from its com• mittees, which contains conclusions contrary to the in tegrity of the Danish monarchy. It is therefore difficult to foresee whether the proposal of England will be favour ably received at Copenhagen and at Frankfort. " As far as we ourselves, sir, are concerned, we have not yet been offered an opportunity of expressing our views. The English Cabinet will not address itself to the neutral Powers until it has obtained the consent of the belligerents. The report that we have taken part in these steps is conse quently false, but it is with regret that we have seen this war break out, and, faithful to the principles which actuate us, we shall be happy to second any efforts that may be made to put an end to it. "Should the Government of her Britannic Majesty re ceive the desired adhesions, and bring the proposal in ques tion under our notice, we will be found ready to participate in any serious attempt at pacification. " I am, &c., DROUYN DE IllitrYS. (Signed) Paris, Feb. 27, 1861." The quotations for the best mercantile bills cone tinue to range from 51 to 6 per cent., although the inquiries this morning in the general money market are more numerous owing to the settlement now in progress at the Stock Ex c h ange , an d th e revenue payments which are is course of collection. The fact is the recent large arrivals of specie, and the very limited demand on export account, has strengthened the belief that before long a sub• stantial concession will ha made in the rates of discount. The commercial classes are therefore only just supplying themselves with the accom modation necessary for immediate purposes. About £20,000 in gold was taken into ,the Bank yesterday. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no material alteration, although a slight downward tendency was apparent. .~..,y~._,.~ Y . _~ . .-r-.._.:.~. IMPERIAL PARLIA)i(ENT HOUSE OF COMMONS---This The SPEAKER took the chair at. 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. SIIRTEES took the oaths and his seat kr Ho t' fordshire, The hon. gentleman was introduced by Six Edward B. Lytton and Mr. Abel Smith. THE BRADFORD RESERVOIRS. Mr, FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he would have any objection to communicate to the house. the answer he had received from the Mayor of Bradford, to• his letter, and also, if he could inform the house whether the other reservoirs at Bradford were not in as equally dangerous a state as that which had just burst at Sheffield, and also whether the Sore Reservoir at Bradford and that which had caused the calamity at Sheffield were not con. strutted by the same engineer. THE ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. F. PEEL moved the postponement of the °nitro of the day until after the two Consolidated Fund Bills wets) read a third time, in order to allow of their receiving the Royal assent on Friday next. The motion was agreed to, and The Consolidated Fund Bill (.L4,500,000) and Consoli dated Fund Bill (Z 584,660) were read a third time, and passed. JUDGMENTS, &c., LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading, the object of which was to put an end to the vexatious practices of making researches in every case in the transfer of land. Sir G. GREY said he had no objection to the second rending of the bill, provided it was referred to fa select committee. The bill was then read a second time, and referred ac cordingly. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. Mr. DODSO N moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which he said was to abolish the religious tests for the degree of Master of Arts, embracing submission to the 39 Articles and the whole of the Prayer-book. He denied that the abolition of these tests would at all injure the universities or cause religious discussions in them. If the bill passed the effect would be that the degree would be open without any religious test whatever, and which was now the case both in the Dublin and Scotch universi ties. The tests were imposed in times long gone by when religious opinions were looked upon as a part of a political creed, and as the times had now become more tolerant he trusted the house would agree to the second reading of the measure. It might be said that the bill would place Dis senters in universities in a position to become members of the governing bodies ; but if they went into committee the objections could be most fully and freely discussed. A petition had been presented from Oxford, agreed to unanimously in Convocation, against the bill, but he could not assent to the prayer of the petition, because it would be absurd to say that religious harmony existed in Oxford. He earnestly asiced the house to give the bill a second read- ing, and thus affirm the principle that education was really free at Oxford. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEATE supported the bill, but he could not say it was with pleasure that he did so, because the circumstance of so doing would place him in opposition with many per sons whose friendship he Estimated most highly. It was true that Dissenters were not excluded from the University at Oxford, but they could not get further than the degree of Batchelor of Arts; but that, in his opinion, could not be called admission at all. (Hear, hear.) No spirited young man would enter public life with the knowledge that he was not to aspire higher than a Lord of the Treasury—(hear, hoar, and laughter)—because that was about the position certain gentlemen were allowed to attain at. Oxford. He did not think the unfavourable results anticipated by gen tleman opposite would result from the passing of this bill, and therefore he should vote for its second reading. On the Speaker putting the motion, Sir W. HEATIICOTE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. G. DUFF supported the bill. LEFT SITTING. LONDON GAZBTTE.—Last Evening. WHITEH ALL, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased to proeent the Rev. Arch. Buchanan to the church of the united parishes of Logie and Pert, in the presbytery of Brechin, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death at the Rev. Thomas Hill. DOWMI\I3-STREET, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John S. Moffat, Esq., to be a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Island of St Lucia. CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 15. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. County of Hertford—Henry Eiward Surtees, Esq., o Dane End, near Ware, in tha said county, in the room o Christopher William Giles Puller, Eq., deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARCH 16. 4th Hussars—Hugh Berkeley Griffiths, Gent., to be Cor , net, by purchase, vice Robert Somme, promoted. 14th Hussars—Captain Robert Johnston Brown to be Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Herbert Gall, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay—Lieut. Edward'E. D. Boycott to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown—Cornet John Bradney to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boycott—Samuel Tudor Ashton, Gent., to b•o Cornet, by purchase, vice Bradney —Lieut. Francis John S. H. Newton to be Adjutant, vice Boycott, promoted. 4th Regiment of Foot—The promotion of Ensign Edgar Montagu Kemp to a Lieutenancy to beer date 22d December, 1863, and to bo in succession to Lieutenant Richard Boyce, retired—the promotion of Ensign Chas. Frederick Hooper to a Lieutenancy to bear date Bth January, 1861, and to be in succession to Lieut. Charles Edward Billing, promoted. 7th Foot—Lieut. Gwynne Orton Lewis to be Captain, by purchase, vice Musgrave Watson, who retires—Ensign Rowland Hill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lewis William Wulfe Rynd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hill. 13th Foot—Ensign Robert Warren to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Charles Edwards Palmer, seconded on appointment as Instructor in Military Surveying, at the Royal Military College. 14th Foot—Lieut. William Thornhill Blois to be Adjutant, vide Lieut. Alexander Gordon, promoted. 35th Foot—Lieut. William Poste to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieut. Thomas Lloyd, promoted. 38th Foot—Lieut. Alfred Stokes to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Robert Johnston Stansfeld, promoted. 108th Foot—Lieut. John Trenchard Tennant to be In structor of Musketry. Rifle Brigade — Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to bo Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Lord Edward Cavendish, who resigns that appointment. sth West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas England to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Albert Sharp, deceased. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Henry Ellice, C. 8., half-pay, late 24th Foot, to have the tempo rary rank of Brigadier. General in Great Britain, while in command of a brigade, 1 ieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Frederick Paul Haines, half-pay, late Bth Foot, to have the tempor ar y rank of Brigadier-General in Ireland, while in command of a brigade. Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Ferdinan.l Harvey, retired full-pay, late Staff Officer of Pensioners, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Captain Peter Henry Scratchley, Royal En gineers, to be Major. The undermentioned officers having completed the qua lified service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 185 S, to be Colonels : Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Charles Dawson Plunkett, Ist Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Francis Hobbs, 6th Foot. MEMORANDUM,—Second Captain and Brevet Major Robert Millar Mundy, half pay Royal Artillery, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission, under the conditions et the Horse Guards Circular Memorandum of 15th February, 1861. The Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera tions of rank amongst the officers of the Staff Corps and of her Majesty's Military Forces. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im. portance in the Gazette : Isaac Steward, gardener, Margate James Sidebottom, clerk. Liverpool John Thornton, greengrocer, Bradford Robert Fryer, cap maker, Birmingham Warren Carter, draper, Pope-hill, Pembroke John Allen, schoolmaster, Malvern Link William H. Bill, commission agent, Wolverhampton John Wilkes, grocer, Wolverhampton George Farmsr, Trinity pilot, Milton-next. Gravesend James Payne, farmer, Übley, Somerset Michael Clayton, auctioneer, Barnsley, York William H Holland, builder, Haslingden Henry J. Draper, machinist, Wimborne Minter Austen, painter, Canterbury Ed ward Foredike, tobacconist, Manchester Thomas Bailey, licensed victualler, Nottingham Charles Clark, tuteher, St. Noet's Edward C. Konnington, carpenter, Lincolnshire Francis E. Bingley, picture dealer, Old Bond-street Robert Rode, music seller, Bedford Joseph Harrison, pianoforte maker, John-street, Fitzroy square BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. James Williams, builder, Hereford William W. Walkyier, postmaster, Sandown SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George F. Tassie, chemist, Dundee Bavid ➢l'Kay, merchant, Glasgow Thomas Robertson, portioner, Glasgow Robert Dempser, mason, Glasgow Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Short. 11 17 11 174 kinsterdam Ditto --4 12 0 01 Rotterdam l2 Ot Antwerp — 2 5 65 25 67 4 Brussels - -25 65 25 671 Hamburgh — 13 71 13 8 .. Short. 25 25 Paris Ditto Marseilles - 25 65 25 70 Frankfort on Maine ..... 1191 119 a Vienna . -- 12 20 12 32 Trieste P e tersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz .............. Leghorn ........ Milan Genoa ........ • ..... Naples . ............ Palermo ............ Messina ............ Li5b0n........ Oporto.•.- ? - 48 -47 h, 481 - 25 75 25 821 - 27 771 25 82} 25 77t 25 821 - 25 80 25 85 - 25 80 25 85 - 25 80 25 85 -52 i 621 -62 i 621 "WARWICK RACES —Tins DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Lord Burleigh 1 Johnny Armstrong Man at Arms 'S _____ RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. MARCH. Doncaster Spring Warwick l6 Durham 2B AP Northampton.... , 29 Catterick . ~. 30 Croxton- park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenuy Thirbk Epsom Spring .... 7 Newmarket Craven .. • . 11 Newmarket First Spring 25, Cheater .............. 3 York Spring .......... 10 Salisbury .............. 12 Bath • l7 Ju Ascot 7 Hampton ls Newton Odiham Bibury 234 Stockbridge Manchester Harpenden .... Epsom 24 Chelmsford.. New Forest Hunt Newcastle-on- I') ti. . • • • '2B Woreest.r (Summer) . • SO Ipswich ........ . 30 Newmarket July Carlisle .. 5 Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham ........ 19 Winchester ............ 19 Southampton .• ...... Chesterfield ......... 21 Goodwood ............ 29. Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lew•ea Reading Egham Oxford Yarmouth SEPT] Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester .. 8 Doncaster Brecon 19 Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 • OCTOBER. Northallerton 6 Gloucester j Newmarket Second O c t. 10 Newmarket Houghton *44, NOTZUBEIL Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 I Worcester Autumn .... 30 Leamington&War.Hunt 22 STEEPLECHASING FIXYURES FOR 1864. APRIL, Abergavenny NOYEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market very strong, at Id. to above Friday: Sales, about 8,000 or 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,049; previously, 35,169. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. There was a large supply of home-grown wheat oa. sale here to-day. Sales, however, progressed slowly both in red and white qualities, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Transactions were mostly of a retail character Lt previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. The supply of barley on sale w‘.B tolerably largo. Gene rally speaking, the demand ruled inactive ; nevertheless, good and fine malting parcels ruled firm in price. Malt sold heavily, and prices had a drooping tendency. There was a full average supply of oats on offer. For all qualities the trade was dull, and the quotations ruled some what in favour of buyers. Beans find grey peas were a dull inquiry at fully the low prices lately current. In flour, sales progressed slowly on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEX.. Wheat. Barley. bialt. Oats. Flout. English...—. 420 650 I 1,110 1 610 I 630 Irish.. — 2,480 }.'orsign 380 ;7,010 40 sks• 2,240 brie BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a quiet trade for most kinds of hops. Previous quotations are, however, well supported. WHITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, and the de mand rules inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, IBdto 43 4d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (131 C ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March IG.—Wind this day at noon—East; moderate breeze, and fine weather. COWES, March 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chepoo, from Bahia for Hamburg. PLYMOITTH, March 15.—Wind W.—Arrrived—Olden burg, from Manzanilla de Cuba for Bremen. GRIMSBY, March 14.—Wind S, W,—Sailed—Electric, steamer, for Calcutta. CARDIFF, March 15.—Wind N,W.—Arrived —Panther, from Bilboa. SHIELDS, March 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Fear Not, for Shanghai—Concordia, for Valparaiso. FALMOUTH, March 15,—failed—Edith, steamer, for the West Indies. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March 16—Balcome, from Jamaica—lloure, from &Aim—Leamington, from Calcutta. Sailed—St. Croix, for Barbadoes—Eureka, for Bombay —Rainbow (steamer), for Calais—Lord J. Russell (steamer), for Dunkirk—Belgium (steamer), for Ostend—Rhino (steamer), for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Amersham, from London, for Auckland. Passed—Sir Jamsetjee Family, for Bombay—Sam Slick, for Nassau—Southern Belle, for Hong Kong—Prince Alfred, for Singapore—Margaret Kerr, for Greenock-- Legion of Honour, for Queensland—Caroline Brown, for St. John's—Strathmore, for Swan Ri ver — a ll from Lon.. don. Eva and Salisbury, of Liverpool, both from North for West—Eddystone, from Shields, for Singapore. Sailed—All the outward bouna. The War in Denmark, MARCH 8, We have by no means cheering news to-day from Jutland. The Austrians have advanced very large forces against Fredericia and pushed their conquests as far as Erritso, and another village, both of them at about two English miles from the main strong hold of Fredericia; the former place lies on the Sound, and ought to enable the Austrians not only to bombard the fortress, but also to command the passage of the Sound to Middlefort, in Funen. The intelligence has reached headquarters here about noon, and the telegram was so laconic and oracular that its real import cannot be satisfactorily made out, and the actual loss of the Dunes may be sx ., aggerated. It was added thatbot ofli hG e e e n r e a r t al t Vi h r e il i s le te a r e , the Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Forc es i n J ut land, and CAptain Hoffmann, the of his Staff, have been wounded. Nothing is knows as yet as to the nature of their hurts, and it ie like wise uncertain whether they were struck in a gam ral action or simply in consequence of their havin, rashly ventured too near the enemy at some nnim portant encounter at outposts. Both the Genet' c a a r m m p y, vvere among the b races and, as th e y were d a i l dining oa ffincic ei iriss at our he u fe r a i ds-de- Danishde e s - s d a e- t the Hotel Reimuth only te . or 12 days ago, and had as m an y f r i en d s as they hs acquaintances, their loss would be very painful! felt by high and lo w h ere. I n the event of Genera Wilster being disabled by his wounds, the commit] in Jutland would, in the natural course of things devolve on Colonel Neergsard, who has also th reputation of great ability and courage. the new s f rom F redericia has wroughl A ratherado pressing sensation at Sonderborg. Two other WE cers were also wounded. It seems that only Os Danish regiment was engaged. - THE MADAGASCAR AMBASSADORS.—The Ambits.. sadors from Madagascar, Riinaudrianaudraitia, 14th Honores Aide de-Camp of the Prime Minister, Mada gascar, Rainiliruigia, 15th. Ilonores Officer of the Palace, attended by their interpreter, Mr John Deus, visited the Museum of the Royal United Service Institution, in White ball-yard, on Monday. They spent a considerable time in examining the various models and implements of war exhi bited, and the particular use of which was explained to them by their interpetor. Before leaving, they expressed themselves as having been greatly interested. 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